Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 84: The Sages' Teachings at Kurukshetra

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.84.55-56

bandhūn sa-dārān sa-sutān

pāribarhena bhūyasā

vidarbha-kośala-kurūn

kāśi-kekaya-sriñjayān

sadasyartvik-sura-ganān

nri-bhūta-pitri-cāranān

śrī-niketam anujñāpya

śamsantah prayayuh kratum

SYNONYMS

bandhūn — his relatives; sa-dārān — with their wives; sa-sutān — with their children; pāribarhena — with gifts; bhūyasā — opulent; vidarbha-kośala-kurūn — the leaders of the Vidarbha, Kośala and Kuru clans; kāśi-kekaya-sriñjayān — also the Kāśīs, Kekayas and Sriñjayas; sadasya — the officials of the sacrificial assembly; ritvik — the priests; sura-ganān — the various classes of demigods; nri — the humans; bhūta — ghostly spirits; pitri — forefathers; cāranān — and Cāranas, members of a class of minor demigods; śrī-niketam — from Lord Krishna, the abode of the goddess of fortune; anujñāpya — taking leave; śamsantah — praising; prayayuh — they departed; kratum — the sacrificial performance.

TRANSLATION

With opulent gifts he honored his relatives, including all their wives and children; the royalty of the Vidarbha, Kosala, Kuru, Kāśī, Kekaya and Sriñjaya kingdoms; the officiating members of the assembly; and also the priests, witnessing demigods, humans, spirits, forefathers and Cāranas. Then, taking permission from Lord Krishna, the shelter of the goddess of fortune, the various guests departed as they all chanted the glories of Vasudeva's sacrifice.

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